Fremont region

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The Fremont region was a prehistoric cultural area in what is now the U.S. Great Basin, known for its distinctive rock art, pit houses, and mixed farming–foraging lifestyle.

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Fremont region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture area
prehistoric cultural region
archaeologicalSignificance key area for studying Great Basin prehistory
archaeologicalSiteType open campsites
rock shelter sites
village sites
associatedWithCulture Fremont culture
borders Ancestral Puebloan region
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans

Columbia Plateau cultural areas
linked to: Columbia Plateau

Plains cultural areas
climateContext semi-arid environment
culturalInteraction interaction with Great Basin forager groups
interaction with neighboring Ancestral Puebloan groups
economy gathering of wild plants
hunting of deer and other game
maize, beans, and squash cultivation
hasCharacteristic anthropomorphic rock art figures
ceramic production
distinctive rock art
flexible adaptation to varied environments
hunting and gathering
maize agriculture
mixed farming–foraging economy
pit houses
semi-sedentary settlements
shield-bearing rock art figures
surface masonry structures
use of granaries
use of storage pits
includesSubregion Great Salt Lake Fremont
linked to: Great Salt Lake

Parowan Valley Fremont
linked to: Parowan Valley

San Rafael Fremont
Sevier Fremont
Uinta Basin Fremont
linked to: Uintah Basin
locatedIn Great Basin
eastern Nevada
present-day Utah
southern Idaho
western Colorado
linked to: Western Colorado

western United States
materialCulture basketry
bone tools
grayware pottery
stone tools
namedAfter Fremont River
John C. Frémont
timePeriod circa 300 CE–1300 CE
timePeriodEnd circa 1300 CE
timePeriodStart circa 300 CE

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Oasisamerica hasSubregion Fremont region